Rumors of Senator Bennet's Illegitimate Child False

The recent press release from the GPS Crossroads special interest group reads like an issue of Weekly World News. An illegitimate child being forced to be adopted by the Bennet family to save his political career and keep his mistress quiet? The claims are ludicrous.

The tale of a mother having very infrequently, if ever, seen her daughter pulls at the heart strings.  Long lost kinship and families being reunited are components of great stories and are sure to put a tear in your eye.  But this story does not fulfill this lugubrious to joyous narrative.

After some due diligence this reporter made a few discoveries about the woman in question.  She is classified as bipolar and has spent time in State institutions for this condition.  It is true that the woman was a staffer for Michael Bennet.  It is also quite true that she believes that she fathered a child from Senator Bennet.  However, that is where her truth ends.  This reporter has obtained copies of letters sent by this woman to the Bennet family asking for money.  Not just one or two, but many letters threatening the family and attempting to extort them for money.  The severe condition she suffers from drives her to do this.

When the woman approached GPS Crossroads asking for help in getting the story out, it is understandable that the group would want to help.  However, it is the responsibility of GPS Crossroads to find out all the facts about what they are going to come out with publicly.  Had the group contacted the State, it would have found that the woman had been in State institutions for her mental illness.

Current and former staffers of Michael Bennet have gone on the record stating that Bennet has solid morals and is a good man.  A former employer and Conservative friend of Michael Bennet, Phillip Anschultz, was asked about his views on the situation.  He responded, "I may disagree with the man, but he is upstanding and has good moral character."

To put all false claims to rest, a few days ago the Bennet family agreed to a DNA test. The results came back, and were shocking.  The child in question was beyond a doubt the offspring of Michael Bennet and his wife, Susan.  This is utter and undeniable proof of the insanity of this story.  GPS Crossroads ought to have taken more time and placed a heavy burden on guaranteeing the veracity of this story.

Senator Bennet and his wife prepared a statement about the ordeal GPS Crossroads has put them through:  "It is upsetting to my wife, my family, and myself that GPS Crossroads have [sic] chosen to publish a story with malicious, false allegations.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to my former co-worker, however it must be clear that this story is completely and utterly false.  Since the beginning of the campaign, GPS has proven that [sic] are willing to go to unethical and illegal lengths in an attempt to derail my campaign and disrupt my personal life.  In addition to GPS, I am disappointed [sic] the Coffman Campaign for not upholding its values of honesty and integrity.  Nor did they choose to condemn a false story as soon as it broke.  It is important to remember that when you accept money from interest groups, you are aligning yourself with them.  Not only is Coffman willing to participate in illegal camapign coordination but they are willing to abandon their own values in an attempt to derail my election."

Congressman Coffman, the candidate supported by GPS Crossroads, immediately came out opposing the action of GPS Crossroads.  When the story broke via Twitter, Coffman's first response was to distance himself from the controversy, asking GPS to keep rumored personal issues out of the campaign.  In a later public statement distancing himself from the interest group, he commented, "My campaign does not condone the tactics used by GPS Crossroads. We hope that the rest of this race can move forward without personal attacks on Michael and his family. I would also call on outside groups to stop this behavior."

Senator Bennet has handled the ordeal with grace, standing by his family and his morals. He stated, "It saddens me that GPS Crossroads would stoop to such a level as to attack not only me, but also my loving wife and beautiful family." The Bennet campaign has continued, not letting the false rumors stop them in reaching out to the Colorado voters.